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The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen

33 reviews

hannahbailey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Very fun, not too serious! Reads like Wattpad, very quick and engaging to get through with a high-action plot. What let it down was the complete lack of world-building. I could not picture that bridge (yes, what the book is named after) for love nor money!

Don't waste your time on the sequel though, it's a mess.

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stephwatsford's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Originally I was only going to give this book 4.5 stars because I found myself very confused in the first 30% or so with the descriptions of the bridge. I couldn’t comprehend how it worked at all. But by 50% that no longer mattered at all. Eventually I understood the bridge enough to not care, but I completely forgot I had trouble at all because everything else going on was so much more important. For 50% onwards I could not put it down. I read the entire second half in one sitting. The characters are always in some kind of danger, it’s constantly tense, I’m feeling a roller coaster of emotions. It has been so incredibly long since a book has made me so passionate that I wanted to peg it across the room almost constantly. And in a good way. I’m crying, screaming, throwing up constantly. This book took years off my life. I don’t think I’ll ever stop feeling anxious. Absolutely amazing. 100% recommend to ANYONE. Please read this I cannot stress this enough.

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vendy_kha's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I was sitting on this one for quite a while so let me just make this easier for you... If you love Celaena, Aelin or any other strong minded female assasin girlie

that turns her life around and completely reevaluates everything because she's been lied to her whole life,

THIS IS YOUR SHIT. Lara is strong, sassy, witty beyond reason and all-around a tortured little soul 😇 You just gotta love her. There's a cute cat and a cute ass enemies to lovers love trope + the friendships/relationships formed are to die for! This book gives you a lot of surprises if you don't search things or read ahead (had to stop myself a couple times cause it was sooo good I needed to know more sooner XD). It's fast paced and the story just pulls you in. I know it's relative to give bonus points for but the world is absolutely gorgeous (if your brains work the fantasy part just like mine). There's 3 books rn, nothing too long... 4th one comes out 10.2033. READ, ENJOY!

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annick's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

I was hoping for more spice earlier on. This was more about adventurous sea fare. sex came around 82%.

I docked a whole star because the decision to not admit about the inked paper was a plot device. I lost faith in the author for creating a more textured plot.

I’ll continue with book two to resolve the cliffhanger ending. But I doubt this will be as spiced as like like

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ohnoitskylie's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Amazing book, a fast read and interesting world building. The only reason I give it 4.75 instead of 5 is the ending on a cliffhanger.

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loveinpanels's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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xlaurareads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

finally got to read this one after following the hype on bookstagram for quite some time. the first chapter was quite intense and got me hooked immediately. i admire the complex world-building and the characters. aren and lara and many of the side characters are very well crafted, though i wished to learn more about some of them (e.g. jor, taryn, annah). the character development of, particularly, lara was incredible and i loved how the story and her views on everything evolved. however, i got one word for you: miscommunication. gosh, how i hate this trope. i mean, i totally expected to happen exactly what happened but, needless to say, i hated it and it had me almost throw my kindle aggressively and incredibly frusted against a wall. i'm super excited about the second book and hope everything will be resolved then.

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